In just one year, Zoe Saldana went from a struggling actress to one of Hollywood's hottest superstars. After the success of "Star Trek" and, most recently, "Avatar," the 31-year-old Queens native is now competing against the likes of Miley Cyrus and Megan Fox at Nickelodeon's Kids Choice Awards. But despite her newfound fame, Saldana still enjoys coming back to New York City for a little R&R with the family.
Police shot and killed a crazed Bronx man as he bashed his "sweet" mother with a frying pan in their home, police said Monday.
The drama unfolded after a sergeant and officer kicked in the apartment door and found the 32-year-old suspect beating his mother late Sunday night. He refused their order to drop the pan and raised it again, ready to slam the 61-year-old woman again, cops said.
Not everything in wrestling is fake -- and last night during a WWE event, a real fire mishap engulfed The Undertaker in flames!
In a truly scary moment during the Elimination Chamber event in St. Louis, some rogue pyrotechnics went off during The Undertaker's entrance -- and the WWE star was caught in the middle of a giant fireball.
But instead of doing the stop, drop and roll, the wrestler shook it off, threw his jacket to the floor and entered the… Continue
Travis Barker was challenged to a fight by a photog just one hour before yesterday's nuclear showdown -- and TMZ has now obtained video of the confrontation that ignited the whole thing.
The video shows an antagonizing cameraman (not TMZ) seriously getting into it with Travis -- inciting him by saying, "Whatcha gonna do?" as Barker walked with his children into Marmalade Cafe at the Commons.
Travis is seen swinging at the camera and yelling "I'll kick the s**t… Continue
LOS ANGELES -- Nas faces a criminal contempt charge for unpaid child and spousal support in his divorce from fellow singer Kelis (kehl-EES').
The rapper pleaded not guilty through his attorney and was ordered back for a March hearing in Los Angeles.
Kelis' attorney says Nas (NAHZ) is $200,000 behind on child and spousal support. He was ordered to pay more than $51,000 per month to his former wife and infant son in… Continue
Furniture, clothing and other items belonging to former Death Row Records‘ CEO Marion “Suge“ Knight were auctioned off yesterday (February 20) in Simi Valley, California.
The mogul had fallen several thousand dollars behind on his storage bill with Conejo Valley Moving & Storage, which resulted in his valuables being sold, mostly items from his old Malibu mansion.
Yesterday, The company waited for Knight to show up to pay the… Continue
Burger King Corp is taking a page from the playbook of McDonald's Corp and pulling a slice of cheese from its $1 double cheeseburger.
Starting on April 26, the fast-food chain will sell a "BK Dollar Double" with two burgers and one slice of cheese, Burger King said on Wednesday. That's six days after the company raises the price of the $1 double cheeseburger to a suggested $1.19.
Burger King and McDonald's have successfully used… Continue
The NY Post is saying that Jigga may have done some CORRUPT dealings with the Governor of New York. They say that Jay and the Governor and the Wall Street bankers over at AIG decided to pull some kind of scam, where they would secretly grant themselves the exclusive rights to a new casino in New York.
Here’s some excerpts from the paper
In early September, AEG Chairman Richard Mays approached Jay-Z through his business partners… Continue
Shaquille O'Neal, 37, is a big man with big-time talent. He's a basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers, a reserve police officer (in Miami), a movie star, a rapper and now an art curator. The all-star center has been overseeing the exhibit "Size DOES Matter," which opened Friday at the Flag Art Foundation in Manhattan. Featuring 52 works by 39 artists, the show will examine the theme of scale in contemporary art. At 7-foot-1, 325 pounds, O'Neal… Continue
After performing her hit "Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart" for 108,000 fans during NBA All-Star Weekend, Alicia Keys is looking north to begin her next tour.
"The tour is starting on February 26. We start in Canada, then we bring it down to America," the singer said. "I'm really excited about it. I can't believe that it's that soon. It's going to be amazing and the concept of the tour is really amazing, and putting it… Continue
A snowboard bronze medalist from New Hampshire is kissing the Olympics goodbye after risque photos emerged of a girl kissing his medal hello.
Halfpipe boarder Scotty Lago volunteered to leave the Vancouver Games amidst the sneers of Olympic officials reacting to photos of a girl kissing his medal - which was affixed to his pants and covering his crotch.
Is there anything Diddy can't do? The rapper 'fulfilled a lifelong dream' when he launched a signature collection of sportswear called Sean John in 1998. Created to bridge the gap between sophisticated fashion and urban sensibility, Diddy has acquired critical and commercial success for his collection, with revenues now exceeding $100 million annually.
Making a permanent stamp in the fashion world, Diddy won the award for Council of Fashion… Continue